Army arrests security agents over Boko Haram links

The Nigerian Army said on Sunday it had arrested several security officials on suspicion of having connections with Islamist sect Boko Haram, which has killed hundreds in an insurgency this year.

The government has regularly said it believes politicians and security agents are involved in the revolt, which poses the biggest security threat in the country.

The military said the men were detained based on information given by an immigration officer, who was arrested last month and later confessed to being a member of Boko Haram – a movement trying to carve out an Islamic state in the north.

“His arrest led to the further arrest of some other security personnel that have been participating in various terrorist attacks in both Borno and Yobe States,” Reuters quoted the army’s spokesman in Borno State, Sagir Musa, as saying on Sunday.

Musa said the immigration officer had admitted to killing civil servants, security agents and politicians in Borno, Boko Haram’s home state and the focus of most of the sect’s violence.

The arrested man also said he had been trained with 15 other Boko Haram members in neighbouring Niger, added Musa.

Security experts believe there are loose ties between Boko Haram and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb which operates in Niger.

Boko Haram has been blamed for more than 1,000 deaths since its insurgency intensified in 2010. The United States has designated three of Boko Haram’s senior members as terrorists.

But a recent military crackdown appears to have weakened the sect and there has not been a repeat of the large-scale, coordinated attacks seen earlier this year.

Immigration, dis is one of the agents dat re given us sleepless night. They allow asorted arms, illegal immigrant, fade materials and products, cocain, dollars in and out of our country without proper search. All officers on our boarders re given us sleepless nite. But i know, dis is just the begining of their reaping.

Dat remind me, according to johnie carson said boko haram is as a result of unemployment, i ask was the immigration officer also an unemployed person?

TRUTH HURTS

this statement is a very good argument. unemployment should no longer be used as an excuse for evil acts. If you do evil then you must pay the ultimate price. We are all struggling in Nigeria to make our lives and our nation better.

fin

Army, kudos. Police please learn from this. It’s unfortunate that it is just a few police men that are giving the rest bad name. Fortunately there are many avenues for the transfer of information to top positions of the security agencies in Nigeria. If you are afraid of reaching the I.G. for fear of reprisal, you can pass the information to other agencies that will follow the responsibility of tracking the information into better use. In my country Nigeria it just a handful of individuals about 0.005% of our population that are deep into this corruption crisis in Nigeria. Police try to live within the ambit of your salary level. I also urge the Federal Government to look into the uplift of police salary and welfare if the fight against corruption is to be won, otherwise all effort remain in vain.

Anselem Onoja

O! I have just begun to understand the meaning of SABOTAGE. Only God can save man from all the bunch of hypocrites and blood sucking DEMONS working as public servants. God bless Nigeria!

Ben Okoro

Do you remember the guy caught at the Radio House in Abuja the other day? This again is meant to be another magic and most Nigerians are too slow to grab. Mak it, this would be the ast you ll read about the story

kudos to the Army God will continue to use yu untill all d enemies of this nation are utterly destroyed be they bokko harram kidnapers armed robbers and all those dat visit violence on innocent nigerians no hdding place for dem and their sponsors except dey repent now evil will slay dem.. for d good people of nigeria lets shun premodial sentiment of tribe religion or party and join hands with d govt of d day to move nigeria foward dis pull him down politics will never profit dis nation GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

Akataka

If they want Islamic state let them present it in the up coming SNC so that this blood shading will be over.

Akataka

If they want Islamic state let them present it in the up coming SNC so that this blood shading will be over.I am sure many of the northern leaders even their security personnel are behind this problem.

wole77

it was said b4 now, that ds blood sucking demons were connected to the security agents, if not why is it that once they are caught they get easily released?.
now that it has bn revealed, the govt should try and liase with the niger govt, so as to get rid of thier training camp.those govs contributing to the insurgency thru paying huge sums of money as ransome to the sect should be arrested as well.
may God save our great country. if any security agent is found guilty, he must not be spared,he must be wasted bc they av rendered many bread winners and innocent souls wasted. since they dont respect others life, thier own life must not be respected.

jide o

God will coninue to expose them the satanists who put their greed above the peace of Nigeria.And I pay that God will continue to back every loyal security agents.Jide

MATTHEW ANUMATI

JTF I THANK YOU ALL FOR JOB WELDONE.DO NOT DELAY BRINGING THOSE SUSPECTS TO INSTANT JUSTIDE.JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED.SINCE THEY HAVE NORESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE,NO RESPECT SHOULD BE ACCORDED THEM.INSHORT AFTER GETTING USEFUL STATEMENT DELETE THEM IMMEDIATELY.
THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO SEE THE LIGHT OF THE DAY.

Major Zodd

Even if they kill those security agents I believe Boko Haram will find another informat again cos I believe Nigerian Soldiers salaries is among the worst in the world so some are enjoying and if they see good offer from BH they will surely accept it